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Consultation report outlines plans for further education loans

A consultation report released yesterday by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) outlines a new loan system…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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FE Week follows Top2Toe charity challenge through Birmingham

Over the last couple of days FE Week has been following the Top2Toe charity fundraiser lead by Dave ‘Blind…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Youth unemployment shows no improvement in latest quarter

The latest government statistics show that youth unemployment has changed very little in the last three months. The Labour…

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FE Week Reporter
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The Guardian reports on ‘striking rise’ of adult apprenticeships

The dramatic increase in apprentices aged above 25, reported by FE Week back in June, has been picked up by…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Artsmark programme to expand into FE colleges

The Artsmark award will be opened up to include Further Education instutions in September. The programme, set up by…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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FE Week to cycle with Birmingham principal and ‘Blind Dave’

FE Week will be cycling hard next Tuesday in order to welcome back South Birmingham College Principal Mike Hopkins…

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FE Week Reporter


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Government careers advisory group slams reduction in services for young people

An advisory group set up by government to manage the new National Careers Service has publically denounced the reduction…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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HE consultation welcomed cautiously by Association of Colleges

A technical consultation paper from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is proposing that FE colleges have…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Government u-turn on college fee remission policy

The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published a press release this week which says that within current budgets,…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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Peter Jones enterprise academy to launch in the West Midlands

BBC Dragon Peter Jones has increased his interest in further education by launching his first academy in the West…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
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New report calls on the government to make maths mandatory

A review comissioned by the Conservative Party proposes that young people should be forced to study mathematics up to…

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FE Week Reporter
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College principal to ride 1000 miles in 10 days with ‘Blind Dave’

The principal of South Birmingham College is helping a local blind man ride a tandem bicycle the length of…

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter

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Colleges

Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal

Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying…

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
T Levels

NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure

Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students

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Anviksha Patel
Adult education, ITPs

Mayors dump adult education cuts on independent training providers

Up to two-thirds axed from devolved procured budgets

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Bootcamps, Skills bootcamps

Coding firm caught charging students for free bootcamps

Ed tech provider ‘regretful’ after complaints and promises full refunds as bosses try to sue DfE over non-payments

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Apprenticeships

Entrepreneur chased for millions after apprenticeship collapse

ESFA uncovers ‘fake’ taxi apprentices as liquidator reveals intercompany payments days after firm decided to shut

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Adult education

Fury as DfE cuts adult education budgets

Combined authorities told to expect reductions in ‘already deeply diminished’ adult skills funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen